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  2. California Caverns - Wikipedia

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    California Cavern is a Limestone cave in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Cave City, Calaveras County, California. The series of interconnected caverns are one of the earliest officially recorded caves in the Mother Lode region of California. [ 1 ]

  3. List of caves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    California Caverns; Chumash Painted Cave; Crystal Cave; Hall City Cave; Infernal Caverns; Lake Shasta Caverns; Lava Beds National Monument; Mercer Caverns; Mitchell Caverns; Moaning Cavern; Mud Caves; Ursa Minor

  4. List of National Natural Landmarks in California - Wikipedia

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    Mitchell Caverns and Winding Stair Cave 1975: San Bernardino: State (California Department of Parks and Recreation) Regarded as the most important solution caverns in the Mojave Desert. [22] Mt. Diablo State Park: 1982

  5. Mitchell Caverns - Wikipedia

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    The Chemehuevi knew the caves as "the eyes of the mountain" due to their easily spotted dual entrances located on the side of the mountain. The caverns are named after Jack and Ida Mitchell, who owned and operated the caves from 1934 to 1954 as a tourist attraction and rest stop for travelers on nearby U.S. Route 66. The Mitchells also held ...

  6. Cave City, California - Wikipedia

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    Cave City is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1,617 feet (493 m) and is located at 38°12′09″N 120°30′31″W  /  38.20250°N 120.50861°W  / 38.20250; -120.

  7. Calaveras County, California - Wikipedia

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    A California Department of Forestry report lists the county's area in acres as 663,000, although the exact figure would be 663,477.949 acres (2,685.00000 km 2). There are a number of caverns located in Calaveras County.

  8. Moaning Cavern - Wikipedia

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    Moaning Caverns is a solutional cave located in the Calaveras County, California, near Vallecito, California in the heart of the state's Gold Country. It is developed in marble of the Calaveras Formation. It was discovered in modern times by gold miners in 1851, but it has long been known as an interesting geological feature by prehistoric peoples.

  9. Lake Shasta Caverns - Wikipedia

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    Until 1964, Lake Shasta Caverns were seen each year by only a handful of hardy spelunkers who inched their way through steep, restricted natural fissures to view its startling formations. Before opening to the public, a new entrance was needed, as the current was a small hole in the ceiling, barely large enough for one person to fit through.